The Lulu Guinness Paint Project

IN one of the most eclectic collaborations so far this year, accessories guru Lulu Guinness has teamed up with street artist Joseph Steele and creative art agency Beautiful Crime to create the Lulu Guinness Paint Project.

The project, which aims to fuse together fashion and art, will see an artistic extravaganza take place at London's Old Sorting Office on Thursday July 11, when controlled explosions of paint will decorate three of Guinness' clutch bags. These will then be auctioned on eBay for charity, with the rest of the one-of-a-kind collection available to purchase in Lulu Guinness stores from the following day.

"I like a challenge, and exploring innovative new techniques, so Joe and I made the perfect partners in crime!" Guinness told us. "He is very experimental in his approach to art and he's not afraid to push the boundaries when it comes to new techniques, much like my approach to handbags. I've not come across anyone who can use paint in such an impactful way."